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INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH |
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Industrial Hygiene - Federal Regulations |
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The impact of the advances in industrial hygiene were not truly felt by the
workers until government legislation was passed to protect workers. The need for
legislation was brought on by the Industrial Revolution which introduced new hazards into
the workplace and intensified old ones. The number of industrial workers also increased markedly in this period. With the passage of the English Factory Acts beginning in 1833, the government first showed its interest in the health of the individual worker. The English Factory Acts are considered the first effective legislative acts in the field of industrial hygiene. The emphases of these acts were directed at providing compensation for accidents rather than for controlling the causes of these accidents. Various European nations jumped on the bandwagon and developed Worker's Compensation Acts. These laws stimulated the adoption of increased factory safety precautions and the establishment of medical service within industrial plants. |
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